KJV King James Version
The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
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Deuteronomy 18:15
The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh your God will raise up to you a prophet from the midst of you, of your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him.
ASV American Standard Version
Jehovah thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘A prophet out of thy midst, out of thy brethren, like to me, doth Jehovah thy God raise up to thee—unto him ye hearken;
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 18
12 For all that do these things [are] an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.
13 Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.
14 For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so [to do].
15 The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
16 According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.
17 And the LORD said unto me, They have well [spoken that] which they have spoken.
18 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
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נָבִ֨יאH5030 · na.viprophetמִקִּרְבְּךָ֤H7130 · qe.reventrails: amongמֵאַחֶ֙יךָ֙H251 · achbrother: male-siblingכָּמֹ֔נִיH3644 · ke.molikeיָקִ֥יםH6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiלְךָ֖H9031 · kayouיְהוָ֣הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָH430 · e.lo.himGodאֵלָ֖יוH413 · elto(wards)תִּשְׁמָעֽוּן׃H8085 · sha.mato hear: hear
Cross-references
Acts 3:22-23For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.Acts 7:37This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.John 1:45Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.Deuteronomy 18:18-19I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.Hebrews 1:1-2God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,Luke 9:35And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.Matthew 17:5While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.John 6:29Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.1 Timothy 2:5For [there is] one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;Luke 24:19And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:1 John 3:23And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.Hebrews 3:2-6Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses [was faithful] in all his house.Luke 10:16He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.Deuteronomy 34:10And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face,John 1:25And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?Hebrews 2:1-3Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let [them] slip.John 1:21And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.Deuteronomy 5:5(I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,
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